fibril
nounUS /ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.
1
A fine fibre or filament.
2
Biology, Natural sciences Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.
- Derived terms
- actinofibril, antifibril, fibrilization, fibrilize, fibrillar, fibrillary, fibrilliferous, fibrilliform, fibrillin, fibrillization, fibrillogenesis, heterofibril, interfibrillar, macrofibril, melanofibril, microfibril, myofibril, nanofibril, neurofibril, profibril, protofibril, subfibril, tonofibril